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Page 338 - Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand, Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? Not there, not there, my child.
Page 338 - Not there, not there, my child! Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, . And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things? Not there, not there, my child!
Page 12 - I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
Page 271 - He tore out a reed, the great god Pan, From the deep cool bed of the river: The limpid water turbidly ran, And the broken lilies a-dying lay, And the dragon-fly had fled away, Ere he brought it out of the river.
Page 271 - This is the way," laughed the great god Pan, (Laughed while he sate by the river !) "The only way since gods began To make sweet music, they could succeed.
Page 362 - N. do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.
Page 124 - The court itself slopes from the palace, and on each side is a plain range of buildings, erected by Louis XIV. for the use of the ministers. In front of those stand sixteen marble statues, twelve of which, until 1837, ornamented the Pont de la Concorde at Paris. Those on the right are Richelieu, Bayard, Colbert...
Page 360 - Steward), the orb by the Duke of Somerset, the patina by the Bishop of Bangor, the Bible by the Bishop of "Winchester, and the chalice by the Bishop of Lincoln.
Page 261 - Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there: And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.
Page 33 - Who has not heard of sweet Donnybrook Fair ? An" Irishman, all in his glory, was there, With his sprig of shillelah, and shamrock so green." During the time of the writer's residence in Dublin this celebrated gathering was in full blast, once a year. Whether there was a sale of merchandise, as at Leipsic, or a grand bazaar, such as is seen in the grounds of the nobility in England, for some benevolent or charitable object, or a cattle fair, during the day, I do not profess to know, but in the evenings...